10/22/2026 1:54:55 PM UK FCA consults on guidance for decentralised finance By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less According to the Financial Conduct Authority, firms are increasingly using decentralised finance (DeFi) to provide financial services....
10/22/2026 1:54:52 PM UK FCA proposes updates to crypto perimeter guidance By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on updates to its cryptoasset perimeter guidance to reflect recent legislative changes. The...
10/21/2026 10:53:14 PM ECJ confirms that PSPs must refund unauthorised payments before trying to reclaim in cases of gross negligence By Andreas Van Impe Marius Raetz Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less The European Court of Justice has ruled on the requirement for payment service providers (PSPs), including banks, to refund unauthorised...
9/30/2026 4:55:12 PM UK FCA opens gateway for regulated cryptoasset activities By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less On 30 September 2026 the Financial Conduct Authority opened its gateway for firms that want to carry out regulated activities under the...
9/17/2026 9:39:39 AM Asia Financial Regulatory Bulletin - September 2026 By Kishore Bhindi Peiying Chua Heikes Evan Lam Carolyn Sng Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo +3 more... Show less Last month, regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore advanced their agendas across fintech, banking supervision, and enforcement. In Hong...
9/15/2026 10:22:56 PM UK adds new exclusions to cryptoasset regime By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The Government has laid legislation to amend the perimeter of the UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime following a consultation earlier...
9/14/2026 3:31:41 PM UK regulators share feedback on tokenisation and open call for input on tokenised gold By Richard Hay Harry Eddis James Morris Sam Quicke Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less In a Call for Input earlier this year, the Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England outlined how they plan to support the adoption...
9/9/2026 8:09:51 PM Bank of England to receive new objective to support payments innovation By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +3 more... Show less The UK Government has proposed setting the Bank of England an objective of facilitating innovation in payments. The new objective will be...
9/8/2026 9:22:21 PM UK FCA proposes new transitional provisions for selected crypto rules By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime goes live on 25 October 2027. The Financial Conduct Authority published its final rules earlier...
9/8/2026 9:19:04 PM UK FCA tells firms to prepare for vulnerability wave in response to frontier AI By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The most advanced AI models are accelerating the identification of cyber vulnerabilities at financial services firms. Following a...
8/26/2026 10:57:20 AM Asia Financial Regulatory Bulletin - August 2026 By Carolyn Sng Alcander Seah Claris Teo Last month, Hong Kong moved closer to implementing its long-awaited OTC derivatives licensing regime and continued to sharpen its focus...
8/14/2026 3:41:40 PM EU supervisors suggest how financial firms should prevent, detect and manage AI-cyber disruption By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy Last month the European Central Bank told the banks it oversees to submit their plans for addressing AI-enabled cybersecurity threats by...
8/10/2026 2:39:30 PM UK FCA reminds firms not to let growth get ahead of good governance By Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has reviewed how governance, risk management and control frameworks are developing at a group of rapidly...
7/30/2026 8:08:29 AM Asia Financial Regulatory Bulletin - July 2026 By Carolyn Sng Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo Last month, Hong Kong continued to develop its derivatives market infrastructure and enforcement frameworks, while Singapore's regulators...
7/15/2026 12:29:24 PM Mansion House 2026: AI, AIFMs, payment services and more By Harry Eddis Carl Fernandes Peter Bevan Clare McMullen Alastair Holt Nikunj Kiri Raza Naeem Elizabeth Dowd Simon Treacy +6 more... Show less The Government has released a package of policy papers to coincide with the Chancellor’s latest Mansion House speech. Key themes are how...
7/14/2026 9:11:11 PM UK to future-proof payment services: HMT consults on stablecoins, AI and Open Banking By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy Sam Quicke Sophia Le Vesconte Frances Hodgkins +5 more... Show less The Government has launched a major consultation on modernising how the UK regulates payment services and electronic money. HM Treasury...